New York: The No. 6 seed Tomas Berdych defeated No. 11 Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-1 on Monday to advance to the quarter-finals of the US Open, where he'll face a well-rested Roger Federer.
Sixth-seeded Berdych wrapped up his match at about the same time Federer's opponent, Mardy Fish, withdrew for undisclosed health reasons.
Berdych needed exactly two hours to beat Almagro and make his first US Open quarter-final. Berdych finished with 39 winners and only 16 unforced errors.
Berdych is 4-11 lifetime against Federer, but 3-3 in the last six matchups, including a win at their last Grand Slam meeting, the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in 2010.
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Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle (Spanish: Nicolás Almagro Sánchez Rolle; born 21 August 1985 in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish tennis player. He plays right-handed and uses a single-handed backhand. As of late 2008, Almagro is the third-youngest ...
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2. He was the World No. 1 ranked player for a record 237 consecutive weeks, from February 2, 2004, to August 17, 2008. Federer is widely considered to be one ...
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